The Dirty Ashtray Cocktail

The Dirty Ashtray Cocktail ~ Nevermind salt-dipped limes and Coronas, this is the way to have your next Mexican beer. It’s layered, nuanced and has a savory bite to go with it. It’s Tecate with a shot mezcal (regular blanco will work too), Tajin rim, a few drop of Cholula and a black pepper dipped lime. If you like savory drinks like Bloody Marys, you will love this.

I know the name may not be the best selling point for a few of you, but trust me—it’s all in the drink. And if you are anything like me, you’ll actually love the name because it’s compelling and you are immediately curious.

So go ahead: skip the salt, grab the black pepper for your lime wedge, chill the Tecate, grab a Cholula if you don’t already have a bottle in the fridge and bypass the margarita and save your tequila for this drink—because this is how you should be doing Cinco de Mayo this year.

The Dirty Ashtray Cocktail

Ingredients

Tajin for rimming

1 12 oz. Tecate beer

1/2 oz. Cholula Hot Sauce, or to taste

1 0z. Del Maguey Vida mezcal

lime wedge dipped in black pepper

Instructions

Rim Tecate with Tajin. Pour Cholula hot sauce on top. Open can and pour in mezcal. Dip lime wedge in black peppered and squeeze over open can.

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Welcome to my cozy corner where baking meets random thoughts and musings. I’m a self-taught baker sharing all things sweet (and some savory—okay, and cocktails) with a whisk in one hand and a camera in the other.